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Recognised as Colour

#2972CC

  • #2972CC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#2972CC is a blue with RGB values 41, 114, 204 and HSL 213°, 67%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#2972CC#2972CC
HEX#2972CC
RGBrgb(41, 114, 204)
RGB (0–1)0.1608, 0.4471, 0.8
RGB percentages16.1%, 44.7%, 80%
HSLhsl(213.1, 66.5%, 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.1, 79.9%, 80%)
CMYK79.9%, 44.1%, 0%, 20%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,716,364
CSS custom property--colour: #2972CC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.16866WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness113.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.8:1
Contrast with white4.8:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.37:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#696969
Inverted#D68D33

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#437ACFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#216BCAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#008795no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 51 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.37:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.4Royal blue · ΔE 20.4Steel blue · ΔE 25.4Dark slateblue · ΔE 26Slate blue · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CC8329
Analogous#29C4CC, #3129CC
Triadic#CC2972, #72CC29
Split complementary#CC3129, #C4CC29
Tetradic#CC29C4, #CC8329, #29CC31

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CCDEF5
Lighter +30%#A2C3EC
Lighter +20%#77A8E4
Lighter +10%#4D8DDB
Darker −10%#205AA2
Darker −20%#184377
Darker −30%#0F2B4D
Darker −40%#071322
More saturated +25%#0A6FEB
Less saturated −25%#4875AD

Channel breakdown

R41
G114
B204
Red41 (16.1%)
Green114 (44.7%)
Blue204 (80%)
Hue213.13°
Saturation (HSL)66.53%
Lightness48.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 29 · G 72 · B CC

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